In common usage, most people use the word statistic to refer to research figures and calculations, either from information based on a sample or an entire population. Statistics means different things to different people.
The best way to see the Hollywood Sign is to drive up Beachwood Drive (north of Hollywood Boulevard). The Sign is clearly visible most the way up Beachwood, although the hills begin to obscure the view of the Sign near the top of the drive.
The Hollywood Sign hike is in the Hollywood hills, and about 30 minutes from downtown LA.The Hollywood Sign trail winds it way back and forth to the summit of Mt Lee, putting you right behind the sign.There's no getting around it, to hike to the Hollywood sign, you have to go up.